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Automatic Family Location Diary

An automated journal of every place your family visits — hands-free.

An automated location journal of the places your family visits. Review daily routines, discover favourite hangouts, and keep private notes about the places that matter most.

Overview

The WheresNow Automatic Family Location Diary turns the continuous stream of GPS data into a private, meaningful journal — entirely hands-free. Every place a family member visits is automatically logged, categorised, and presented in a clean daily timeline without requiring any manual input. Think of it as a personal travel log that writes itself.

Visited places are categorised automatically as home, work, school, or custom labels you define. The app detects when a member arrives at or leaves a location, records the duration of each visit, and tracks how frequently specific places are revisited. Over time, this builds a rich picture of daily and weekly routines — useful for spotting schedule changes, confirming that a child is attending school, or understanding how regularly an elderly relative leaves the house.

Daily and weekly smart summaries present this information at a glance without requiring you to scroll through raw data. A Sunday summary might show that a family member visited a new location mid-week or spent significantly less time at home than usual — helping you stay connected to routines without intrusive oversight.

All diary entries are private by default. Only the account holder can read their own diary, and personal notes attached to specific places are visible only to them. This privacy-first design means the diary is genuinely personal — a space to attach memories, record thoughts about a place, or simply review your week — rather than a surveillance tool. If a member chooses to share a particular entry with the circle, that sharing is explicit and deliberate.

What makes it great

Auto-Categorised Places

Visited places are automatically labelled as home, work, school, or custom categories.

Visit Frequency & Duration

See how often and for how long family members visit specific locations.

Daily & Weekly Smart Summaries

Daily and weekly summaries provide a quick overview of routines without needing to scrub through raw data.

Private Notes on Places

Add private notes to any visited place visible only to the diary owner.

How families use it

Real-world scenarios where this feature makes a genuine difference.

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Confirm Daily Routines Are Followed

Confirm that daily routines are being followed without invasive check-ins.

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Discover Family's Favourite Places

Find out which restaurant or park your family visits most often.

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Get a Weekly Movement Summary

Get a high-level summary of the week's movements every Sunday morning.

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Attach Personal Memories to Places

Attach memories and notes to places for a meaningful digital diary.

Common questions

Is the location diary shared with other circle members?

No. The location diary is private by default. Only the account holder can read their own diary unless they explicitly share entries.

Can I delete location diary entries?

Yes. You can delete individual entries or clear the entire diary at any time.

Ready to try Automatic Family Location Diary?

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